Gov. Hutchinson, on the heels of the latest tax revenue report showing the state's gross revenue up almost 10%, is asking the Biden Administration and Congress to compromise on a COVID relief bill.
The governor says the surplus in the state is the reason why... Read More.
By Ray King
Arkansas is currently ranked in the number of people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to Governor Asa Hutchinson.
According to the Governor, of the supply the state received last week, 92 percent of it was in the arms of state residents... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — David Pryor, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator, is hospitalized in Little Rock after testing positive for COVID-19, his family said in a statement Monday.
David Pryor and his wife, Barbara Pryor, both received positive test results Friday for... Read More.
Arkansas has now had six deaths connected to the COVID-19 crisis as the positive cases has risen to 426 cases as of Sunday afternoon.
The Arkansas Health Department said the total case count includes 15 children and that 67 of the people infected are healthcare... Read More.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is submitting a Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Project (“waiver”) to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide support to Arkansans in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced at a news... Read More.
As a new member of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. plans to further the board’s mission of improving public safety in the state. Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Woods, sheriff of Jefferson County, to the board on... Read More.
Just over a week ago, following record flooding impacting communities along the Arkansas River, Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued executive order creating the task force. Hutchinson named the first eight members of the new task force and announced he would appoint additional members.
Today, Hutchinson appointed 17... Read More.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 23) presented to hundreds of Arkansas farmers and ranchers a revised transformation plan for the state’s Department of Agriculture. Two years ago, the state farm lobby derailed similar legislation and this time Hutchinson delivered his plea in person.
The... Read More.